- 1755 1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine
1894 Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time in a candy store in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Helen Hayes Theater
1912 Helen Hayes Theater (Little Theatre) opens at 240W 44th St, NYC
- 1951 Comic strip "Dennis the Menace" first appears in the British comic magazine "The Beano"
Music History
1969 120 cannabis joints found at George Harrison and Patti Harrison's home in Esher, England
Glass Houses
1980 Columbia Records releases "Glass Houses," singer-songwriter Billy Joel's seventh studio album, featuring his first No. 1 single, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
- 1987 Musical "Les Misérables" opens on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre and runs for over 4,000 performances
Event of Interest
1989 Computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee submits his first proposal for an "information management system" to his boss at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) who finds it “vague, but exciting”
- 1993 Entertainment Tonight hosts its 3,000th show
- 1994 The Church of England ordains its first 32 female priests at the Bristol Cathedral in Bristol, England [1]
- 1998 "The Sound of Music" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC
Ice Age
2002 Animated film "Ice Age" directed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha, with voices by Denis Leary and John Leguizamo premieres
- 2008 Streaming service Hulu launches for public access in the United States
